updated: September 22, 2011 1.  Rules. Section I of the Procurement Guidelines provides that the Guidelines apply to all contracts for goods, works and services financed in whole or in part from the Bank's loans, credits and grants which would thereby cover both IBRD and IDA. Similar provisions apply for the selection of Consultants under the Consultants Guidelines. 2. Electronic Procurement. Taking advantage of increasing public access to Internet, electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) can raise the standards of transparency in government, reduce the opportunities and incentives for fraud, and improve equity and distributional efficiency in public procurement. As these benefits are in line with the World Bank’s procurement policy, e-GP is considered to be a strategic component in the context of procurement harmonization, modernization, and simplification. Click here to find more information about the opportunities and challenges of e-GP as well as about the role of the World Bank in this area 3. Procurement Plans. The procurement and consultant guidelines require Borrowers to prepare and furnish to the Bank, for its approval and publication, Procurement Plans to cover the initial 18 months of the project. These Plans are then updated annually by Borrowers. Click here to view published plans.  |
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